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LOT 1103
Achaemenid Pale Blue Bead Necklace
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
16 1/2 in. (18.3 grams, 42 cm).
Restrung designer group of graduated oblate and tubular beads with an annular centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Aramaic Iron Magical Scroll Holder
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Tubular in form with domed ends, remnants of scroll still in situ. 50 grams, 92 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Decorated Bracelet
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a flat-section penannular body with a medial panel of vertical lines; the finials formed as serpent or beast heads. 16.2 grams, 72 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Winged God with Cuneiform Inscription to the Wing and Back
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Hollow-formed with socket to the underside, aviform figure with detailed beak, wings folded to the sides; impressed cuneiform inscription to right wing and rear of body; repaired. 32 grams, 52 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
